Planning application
Church Green, Church Road, Fingringhoe Colchester CO5 7BN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Two oak trees on Church Green - one is road side on Church Rd and the other is a veteran oak towards the centre of the land. Raise crowns around 4m around the entire circumference. Remove cross/broken/duplicate stems. Remove deadwood. Works to be carrie
As published by the council, reference 251639
Application record
- Reference
- 251639
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- Fingringhoe
- Postcode
- CO5 7BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2025
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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